r/BeAmazed • u/AugustIstheMonth • Aug 18 '26
Nature A close-up of a beautiful blue-green glass frog.
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u/Kooky_Attention_98 Aug 18 '26 edited Aug 18 '26
You've summoned me
The Glass Frog (Rulyrana Susatamai) belongs to the Amphibian Family Centrolenidae and the Order Anura which is the Order of all Frogs and Toads; Glass Frogs are native to Central American (Photo) and Colombian Forests (Photo). The general background coloration of most glass frogs is primarily lime green, the abdominal skin of some members of this family is transparent and translucent, giving the glass frog its common name; The intestinal tract, beating heart, and other internal organs can be seen through the Glass Frogs skin
Glass frogs are Arboreal, living mainly in trees, feeding on small insects and only coming out for mating season. Their transparency conceals them very effectively when sleeping on a green leaf, as they habitually do. Glass frogs can range anywhere from 0.8 to 1.2 inches in length (20-30 millimeters), though some larger species such as the largest species, the Pacific Giant Glass Frog (Centrolene Geckoideum; By the way there is almost nothing on the Pacific Giant Glass Frog, I had to really take a second and deep search to find some information, there isn't even a Wiki) can grow up to 2.4-3.0 inches for females and 2.8-3.2 inches for males; The Pacific giant glass frog looks different from other glass frogs in other ways, too. Unlike other glass frogs, its eyes are small compared to the size of its head; its legs are rather short and thick; its toes are well-webbed; and its toes have large toe pads that are rectangular shaped instead of round. Pacific giant glass frogs are dark green to lime green in color, and their skin is covered with small bumps, or tubercles (TOO-ber-kulz), and a few small white specks. oh, and their bones are green interestingly enough, they also live high in mountain cloud forests from 1,750 to 3,000 meters (5,740 to 9,840 feet) above sea level
Glass Frogs have a variable diet; Carpenter Ants (Photo), Little Fire Ants or Electric Ants (Photo), Tree Crickets (Photo), Katydids (Photo) but specifically the nymphs, Fruit Flies (Photo), Fungus Gnats (Photo) and Midges (Photo), and Snout Moths (Photo) to name a few insectoids which are a part of their diet
Edit: Credit to u/Snorky-Talk-Man for their fact;
They're at their most transparent when sleeping, because they concentrate 90% of their circulating red blood cells into their liver when asleep. The red blood cells are otherwise visible through their skin, making them more opaque when awake.
That doesn't happen when stressed or under anesthesia. So they're difficult for researchers to study, because they only become their most transparent when happily, peacefully sleeping.
Based on Duke University research published in late 2022.
Close up photo of the translucent/transparent nature of Glass Frogs:
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u/Snorky-Talk-Man Aug 18 '26
Oh man you've forgotten my favorite fact!
They're at their most transparent when sleeping, because they concentrate 90% of their circulating red blood cells into their liver when asleep. The red blood cells are otherwise visible through their skin, making them more opaque when awake.
That doesn't happen when stressed or under anesthesia. So they're difficult for researchers to study, because they only become their most transparent when happily, peacefully sleeping.
Based on Duke University research published in late 2022.
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u/dcormier Aug 18 '26
Incredible.
the Pacific Giant Glass Frog (Centrolene Geckoideum; By the way there is almost nothing on the Pacific Giant Glass Frog, I had to really take a second and deep search to find some information, there isn't even a Wiki)
You should make a wiki entry for them!
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u/Kooky_Attention_98 Aug 18 '26 edited Aug 18 '26
I've never done that before, maybe I will, the "entry" that is there after some searching is basically nothing, at least this [Pacific Giant Glass Frog] explains some things
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u/dcormier Aug 18 '26
Go for it!
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u/Kooky_Attention_98 Aug 18 '26
Decided to do so :)))
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u/Bachaddict Aug 18 '26
very nice! just needs each statement to cite which reference it's from, I think
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u/Kooky_Attention_98 Aug 18 '26
It's my first time with Wikipedia so I'll try and correct it eventually
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u/Sillet_Mignon Aug 18 '26
Unidan? Is that you?
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u/Kooky_Attention_98 Aug 18 '26
I am rather unaware of Unidan, but he/she was a popular "reddit biologist" so to say, right?
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u/Greg-Abbott Aug 19 '26
Yea, before the reddit app launched there were a handful of reddit stars.
After that reddit decided to do away with any personality and replaced it with cringy avatars.
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u/Normal_Helicopter_22 Aug 18 '26
Is it poisonous?
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u/Kooky_Attention_98 Aug 18 '26
No, Glass Frogs are not poisonous, those are Poison Dart Frogs, it's in the name
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u/multiarmform Aug 18 '26
my gut feeling would tell me this frog was poisonous and to stay away from it just based on the way it looks. better to be safe than sorry
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u/AugustIstheMonth Aug 18 '26
Yummy!
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u/Icy_Agency923 Aug 18 '26
FYI you should generally avoid touching frogs because their skin is extremely sensitive and can absorb stuff from our skin that can actually harm or kill them. Oils, salts, soap residue, and lotions on human hands can harm or poison them.
You should also wet your hands before touching them because our skin can dry out theirs.
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u/CoffeeChocolateBoth Aug 18 '26
Frogs are cute anyway, this one is beautiful. :)
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u/jake04-20 Aug 18 '26
Agreed, frogs are homies for sure. I always loved catching tree frogs and leopard frogs growing up.
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u/offshoremercury Aug 19 '26
Frogs are just the cutest thing ever, I never get over how adorable I find them
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u/New_Reward_9938 Aug 18 '26
Damn you, I was on a 3 year streak
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u/Trick_Mulberry_1405 Aug 18 '26
Amateurs. It had been at LEAST A DECADE.
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u/DuckWithBrokenWings Aug 19 '26
I introduced the game to my then 10 year old nephew and would get random texts during the day reminding me that I lost the game.
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u/Prestigious-Ad8632 Aug 18 '26
Just don’t tickle a poison dart frog
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u/Riyeko Aug 18 '26
You can do this, but only if they've never had those special poisonous ants that they eat on primarily in the wild.
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u/deltasarrows Aug 18 '26
Wish I knew that as a kid, my dad was a not so legal posion dart frog breeder. I was too scared to touch them
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u/Riyeko Aug 19 '26
I fell in love with poison dart frogs when I went to an aquarium when I was maybe 8yrs old.
I saw how colorful they were, knew that the coloring meant danger, and then went to the library and read every damn book I could find.
When the Internet came to the school, my computer time (when you could do what you want) was spent reading about animals in general, notably the little dart frogs.
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u/Ecstatic_Welcomegn Aug 18 '26
That looks like a gummy candy.
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u/uselessandexpensive Aug 19 '26
It would be awful living near them, seeing them every day, and knowing they didn't taste like fruit... If it were not for the fact that the region probably has great fruit.
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u/mossling Aug 18 '26 edited Aug 18 '26
Poisonous frogs get their poison from their diet. Those kept a pets, fed a different diet, are not poisonous.
But that's OK,
gladglass frogs aren't poisonous anyways.
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u/neraji Aug 18 '26
I could use some of those around my house to address some ant and moth issues....
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u/ireallydontcareforit Aug 18 '26
What a very distinguished looking fellow.
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u/Cantora Aug 18 '26
Is it true you shouldn't ever touch frogs like that because our skin will hurt them due to the salt?
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u/stfudonny420 Aug 18 '26
Aren’t they toxic like dart frogs? Even if they aren’t, frogs like this shouldn’t be handled cause the oils in your skin are bad for them.
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u/the_one_99_ Aug 18 '26
first time iv seen a glass frog up close and personal it’s so small but so beautiful and delicate at the same time,
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u/DoctorCress Aug 18 '26
God I fucking hate reddits lame ass bullshit video player - I JUST WANT TO SEE COOL FROG
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u/violet__violet Aug 18 '26
Gummy-frogs are friends, not food. Gummy-frogs are friends, not food. Gummy-frogs are friends, not food.
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u/czechhoneybee Aug 18 '26
My brain is telling me to eat this frog and that it will taste like blue raspberry and lemon.
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u/PixelEnter Aug 18 '26
Looks like one of those cute silicone erasers figures or from those bouncing balls that are from coin machines.
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u/Background_Pride_237 Aug 18 '26
Forgive my ignorance, but aren’t most small brightly colored frogs, poisonous?
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u/PurpleSlothFlou Aug 18 '26
Omg i love it. In my next live i wanna be a blue green glass frog like this
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u/-screamin- Aug 18 '26
I like drawing frogs, this lil cutie is gonna be the next sticker on my laptop!
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u/Zealousideal_Dig_987 Aug 18 '26
Crazy that an animal you find in natural is made of glass. So many unique creatures in this world.
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u/GuerrillaRodeo Aug 18 '26
if I've ever learned anything about colourful rainforest frogs I'm pretty sure this dude will either have the most intense trip of his life or die a slow and agonising death
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u/Hblacklung Aug 18 '26
I have no doubt the bacteria on your hand will wipe out the rest of his species
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u/Interesting_Hyena_69 Aug 19 '26
It is not a gummy. It is not sour blue raspberry and lemon flavor. That is not sugar on it's back. Do not eat it. Do not eat it. Do not eat it.
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u/redbrick01 Aug 19 '26
Wow very pretty and cute. I wish I could have a few of these in my backyard for the ants.
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u/lurker_galatica920 Aug 19 '26
I am saving this video as a reference in case anyone asks me what my favorite animal is
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